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Prime Minister's Office
PM to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of seven projects related to urban infrastructure in Bihar on 15 September
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of seven projects related to urban infrastructure in Bihar on 15 September via video conferencing. Out of these, four projects are related to water supply, two to sewerage treatment and one to riverfront development. The total cost of these projects is Rs 541 crore. The implementation of these projects has been undertaken by BUIDCO under Urban Development and Housing Department of Bihar. Chief Minister of Bihar will also be present on the occasion.
Details
Sewerage treatment plants built under Namami Gange, at Beur and Karmalichak, in Patna Municipal Corporation, will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister.
Water supply projects built under AMRUT Mission in Siwan Municipal Council and Chapra Municipal Corporation will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister. Both these projects will help local residents get pure drinking water 24 hours a day.
The foundation stone of Munger water supply scheme under AMRUT Mission will be laid by the Prime Minister. The scheme will help residents of Munger Municipal Corporation get pure water through pipelines. Foundation stone of Jamalpur water supply scheme under AMRUT Mission, in Jamalpur Municipal Council, will also be laid.
The foundation stone of Muzaffarpur Riverfront Development Scheme, being built under Namami Gange, will be laid by the Prime Minister. Under the project, three ghats of Muzaffarpur  will be developed. Basic facilities like toilets, information kiosk, changing room, pathway, watch tower etc will be made available at the riverfront. Proper security arrangements, signage and adequate lighting will be arranged for at these Ghats. The development of the riverfront will also boost tourism and make it the centre of attraction in future.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update
More than 51.01 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 2.69 Crore balance and unutilized doses still available with States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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51,01,88,510
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7,53,620
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CONSUMPTION
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48,60,15,232
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2,69,06,624
More than 51.01 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far, through all sources and a further 7,53,620 doses are in the pipeline.
Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 48,60,15,232 doses .
More than 2.69 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered.
Prime Minister's Office
2763 grams Gold valued at t 1.42 crores and foreign currency worth t8.1 Lakhs seized by Chennai Air Customs
Based on intelligence, Chennai Air Customs officers intercepted one Indian male passenger; who arrived from Dubai by Emirates Airlines Flight EK 546 on 15.02.2023. During the search of his person, 4 packets containing gold in paste form were found concealed inside the knee caps worn by the passenger. On extraction resulted in a recovery of 1 gold ingot of 24K purity weighing 1585 grams valued at Rs. 81.31 Lakhs. The same was recovered and seized under the Customs Act, 1962. Pax was arrested and granted bail. In another instance, one female passenger, Malaysian national who arrived from Kuala Lumpur by Air Asia Airlines flight AK 013 on 15.02.2023 was intercepted. During the search of person, 3 packets containing gold in paste form were found concealed inside the undergarments. On extraction resulted in recovery of 1 gold ingot of 24K purity weighing 1178 grams valued at Rs.60.43 Lakhs. The same was recovered and seized under the Customs Act, 1962. Pax was arrested and granted bail. In another instance, one male passenger of Indian national who was bound to Bangkok by Air Asia airlines flight FD154 on 15.02.2023 was intercepted in the departure. During the search of his person, two bundles containing Foreign currency were found concealed in body which resulted in recovery of 100 notes of USD of 100 denomination valued at Rs. 8.10 lakhs. In total, Gold weighing 2763 grams of 24 K purity valued at Rs. 1.42 crores and foreign currency worth Rs. 8.10 lakhs was recovered and seized under the Customs Act, 1962. Further investigation is under progress, according to a press release issued by M.Mathew Jolly, Pr. Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport.
Ministry of Power
Cabinet approves Proposal for higher allocation of power to Home State from Under Construction Projects of NTPC Ltd.
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been approved the Proposal of Ministry of Power to allocate 85% power to the Government of Telangana generated from Telangana Super Thermal Power Project  of NTPC Ltd. and 85% power from expansion project of Patratu Thermal Power Station  of Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited , a subsidiary company of NTPC Ltd, to the State Government of Jharkhand.
Details:
Both the projects are being set up in two phases. Telangana Super Thermal Power Project will come up at Ramagundam in Peddapalli district and the Patratu Super Thermal Power Station will come at Patratu in the Ramgarh district of Jharkhand. The first phase of the TSTPP will comprise two units of 800 MW each and second phase for three units of 800 MW each. Patratu Thermal Power Station  will comprise three units of800 MW each in first phase while two units 800 MW each in second phase.
The Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 mandates that TPC shall establish a 4000 MW power facility in the Successor State Telengana, as mentioned in the Thirteenth Schedule of the Act.
The allocation of 85% power from PTPS expansion project  was prime condition in the Joint Venture Agreement between Government of Jharkhand and NTPC Ltd. for 4000 MW capacity expansion of PTPS.
Presently, Phase-I of both the projects are under construction. Telangana Super Thermal Power Project expected to commission in third quarter of 2020-2021. As per the investment approval dated 29.01.2016, the indicative completion cost of the Telangana Super Thermal Power Project  is Rs. 11811.26 crs. out of which Rs. 1849 crs. expenditure have been incurred upto March 2018.
Further, Phase-I of Patratu Super Thermal Power Station expected to commission in fourth quarter of 2022-2023. As per the investment approval dated 30.10.2017, the indicative completion cost of the PTPS expansion project is Rs. 18668 crores out of which Rs. 247.66 crore expenditure have been incurred upto March, 2018,
Impact:
Higher allocation of Power to the State of Telangana from TSTPP will ensure that the Central Government has taken the necessary measures as enumerated in the Thirteenth Schedule of the AP reorganisation act, for the progress and sustainable development of the successor States. Higher allocation of Power to the State of Jharkhand from PTPS will also help in improving the power scenario of the State. It will facilitate mission of the Government towards providing power to all.
Ministry of Railways
Railway personnel respond to over 2,05,000 queries in first two weeks of lockdown on Helplines , Social Media & Email
Over 1,85,000 of which were handled through direct human interaction
24x7 Real time response on Rly Helplines - 139, 138, Social Media and email
National Rail Madad Helpline 139 continues to deliver, while Geo-Fenced Distributed Helpline 138 reaches out to public in local languages for resolution of local issues to make it truly effective
In order to assist railway passengers, other citizens and help resolve issues in freight operations, Indian Railways has upscaled the helpline facilities after declaration of Lockdown. Since its inception a few days back, the facility has become a huge management success so much so that Railway personnel have responded to over 2,05,000 queries in first two weeks of lockdown on designated communication platforms, 90%  of which were handled through direct human interaction over the phone.
Railway control office has been doing 24x7 monitoring of four communication and feedback platforms- Helplines-139, 138, social media  and email . This is to ensure seamless flow of information and suggestions between Railway Administration and general public during the lockdown.
The helpline operation is being manned round-the-clock by Director-level officers. These officers monitor citizen feedback and their suggestions received on social media and email, and ensure that appropriate action is taken to alleviate any difficulties faced by Railway customers  during the period of lockdown. Field officers at the level of ADRMs monitor at their divisional level as a part of this team.
RailMadad Helpline 139 answered over 1,40,000 queries on one-on-one basis in first two weeks of the lockdown, in addition to queries answered by its IVRS facility. While the queries are mostly for commencement of train services and the relaxed refund rules , the social media is flush with appreciation of Railways’ efforts in these trying times. Some of the efforts lauded include running of freight trains carrying essential items, waiving penalties for late release of wagons, converting coaches into hospital wards, distribution of food packets, preparing PPEs, sanitizers & other equipment to Fight Against Covid-19 etc..
Calls received on Helpline 138 are geo-fenced i.e calls land on the nearest Railway Divisional Control Office  as per the location of the caller. This ensures that callers receive information and guidance in the language that they are comfortable speaking. This new feature overcomes the language barrier, and makes flow of information to Railway customers and others faster as the pertinent information is readily available with the Division.
It is pertinent to add that Indian Railways has taken 360 degree effort to ensure that interest of the passengers and all commercial clients are taken care off and national supply chains keep running all the time .
Prime Minister's Office
PM to visit Madhya Pradesh on 17th September
PM to release wild Cheetahs - which had become extinct from India - in Kuno National Park
Cheetahs - brought from Namibia - are being introduced in India under Project Cheetah, which is world's first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation project
Bringing Cheetahs back to India will help in the restoration of open forest and grassland ecosystems and also lead to enhanced livelihood opportunities for the local community
In line with the Prime Minister’s commitment towards environment protection and wildlife conservation
Prime Minister to participate in SHG Sammelan at Karahal, Sheopur
Thousands of women SHG members/community resource persons to attend the Sammelan
PM to also inaugurate four Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups skilling centres under PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Madhya Pradesh on 17th September. At around 10:45 AM, Prime Minister will release Cheetahs in Kuno National Park. After that, at around 12 Noon, he will participate in SHG Sammelan with women SHG members/community resource persons at Karahal, Sheopur.
PM at Kuno National Park
The release of wild Cheetahs by the Prime Minister in Kuno National Park is part of his efforts to revitalise and diversify India’s wildlife and its habitat. Cheetah was declared extinct from India in 1952. The Cheetahs that would be released are from Namibia and have been brought under an MoU signed earlier this year. The introduction of Cheetah in India is being done under Project Cheetah, which is world’s first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation project.
Cheetahs will help in the restoration of open forest and grassland ecosystems in India. This will help conserve biodiversity and enhance the ecosystem services like water security, carbon sequestration and soil moisture conservation, benefiting the society at large. This effort, in line with the Prime Minister’s commitment towards environment protection and wildlife conservation, will also lead to enhanced livelihood opportunities for the local community through eco-development and ecotourism activities.
PM at SHG Sammelan
Prime Minister will participate in the SHG Sammelan being organised at Karahal, Sheopur. The Sammelan will witness the attendance of thousands of women Self Help Group  members/community resource persons that are being promoted under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission .
During the programme, Prime Minister will also be inaugurating four Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups  skilling centres under PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana.
DAY-NRLM aims at mobilising rural poor households into SHGs in a phased manner and provide them long-term support to diversify their livelihoods, improve their incomes and quality of life. The Mission is also working towards empowering the women SHG members through awareness generation and behaviour change communication on issues like domestic violence, women’s education and other gender related concerns, nutrition, sanitation, health etc.
Ministry of Communications
5G Services in the Country
Telecom Service Providers  have started providing 5G services in the country from 01.10.2022 onwards. As on 31.01.2023, 5G services have been started in 238 cities distributed across all license service areas.
The Government has established a road map to make 5G services available in different parts of the country through rollout obligations. As per the Notice Inviting Application  dated 15-06-2022 for auction of spectrum and the license conditions, the rollout obligations are required to be met over a period of five years, in a phased manner, from the date of allocation of spectrum. Further expansion of mobile networks beyond the mandatory rollout obligations depends on the techno-commercial consideration of the Telecom Service Providers .
This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications, Shri Devusinh Chauhan in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Smt Bharati Pravin Pawar addresses media on Tribal Empowerment in New Delhi
Allocation for Ministry of Tribal affairs has been increased from Rs. 3832 cr. in 2014-15 to Rs. 8407 cr. in 2022-23: Smt.Bharati Pravin
Highlights :
The allocation for STC funds has been increased from Rs. 19,437 cr in 2014-15 to Rs. 87,585 cr. in 2022-23.
National scholarship for Higher education for ST students is helping tribal students to enrol into premier institutes such as IITs , NITs , IIMs.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Smt.Bharati Pravin Pawar addressed the media on Tribal Empowerment in New Delhi. She spoke about various initiatives of the Government taken for the upliftment of tribal population and the progress made in empowering tribal population.
Addressing the media, she said, “The allocation for STC funds has been increased from Rs. 19,437 cr in 2014-15 to Rs. 87,585 cr. in 2022-23 and the allocation for Ministry of Tribal affairs has also been increased from Rs. 3832 cr. in 2014-15 to Rs. 8407 cr. in 2022-23. She said that this is a very commendable step for the development of tribal area in all directions”.
Smt Bharati Pravin Pawar also said that on the CBSE pattern in Eklavya Model Residential schools more than 1 lakh students are enrolled and are getting education along with sports facilities.
She further said that various scholarship schemes such as for pre and post Matric scholarship schemes, National Overseas scholarship scheme are ensuring that tribal students are getting quality education in a continuous manner. She also informed that National scholarship for Higher education for ST students is helping tribal students to enrol into premier institutes such as IITs , NITs , IIMs.
Smt.Bharati Pravin Pawar also pointed out, “Under Van Dhan Yojana more than 3000 self Help groups are benefitting women who have been linked to international marketing through TRIFED.”
She also informed about Tribal museums which are necessary to educate future generations about contribution of tribals.
She informed that Under Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana, 36 thousand villages have been identified, through this the government is giving budget to them today, through this budget, basic facilities are being created in the villages.”
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
219.27 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
5,82,775 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 26,618
Active cases stand at 0.06%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.76%
2,378 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,40,70,935
2,430 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
89.83 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 2,41,707 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Defence
New generation ballistic missile ‘Agni P’ successfully test-fired by DRDO
Defence Research and Development Organisation  successfully tested the new generation nuclear capable ballistic missile ‘Agni P’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha at 1106 hrs on December 18, 2021. Various telemetry, radar, electro-optical stations and down range ships positioned along the eastern coast tracked and monitored the missile trajectory and parameters. The missile followed text book trajectory meeting all mission objectives with high level of accuracy.
The Agni P is a two-stage canisterised solid propellant ballistic missile with dual redundant navigation and guidance system. This second flight-test has proven the reliable performance of all the advanced technologies integrated into the system.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO for the successful flight test and expressed his happiness for the excellent performance of the system. Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy appreciated the efforts of the team to have done the second development flight trial with many additional features and congratulated for the consecutive success within the same calendar year.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles the passing away of Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of noted environmentalist, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Passing away of Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna Ji is a monumental loss for our nation. He manifested our centuries old ethos of living in harmony with nature. His simplicity and spirit of compassion will never be forgotten. My thoughts are with his family and many admirers. Om Shanti."
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Notification issued for extension of date for mandatory testing of Transport Vehicles through Automated Testing Stations, Date for mandatory testing is now notified as 1st October 2024
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways  has issued a notification GSR 663 dated 12th September 2023, which provides for extension of date for mandatory testing of Transport Vehicles through Automated Testing Stations, registered in accordance with rule 175 of the CMVR 1989.
The date for mandatory testing is now notified as 1st October 2024. It is also mandated that fitness testing of the vehicle shall be done only through automated testing station  where the automated testing station registered under rule 175 is operational in the jurisdiction of a registering authority.
The dates which were earlier notified vide GSR notification 272 dated 5th April 2022 as under:  For Heavy Goods Vehicles/Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicles with effect from 01st April 2023 onwards, and  For Medium Goods Vehicles/Medium Passenger Motor Vehicles and Light Motor Vehicles  with effect from 01st June 2024 onwards.
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Ministry of Education
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan expresses deep condolence on the demise of mother of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi
Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has expressed his deep condolence on the demise of the mother of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi.
In his tweet condoling her passing away, Shri Pradhan said, “There is no one like mother”.
Paying his tribute to the ascetic and Karmayogi mother Hira Ba, Shri Pradhan said that in this hour of grief, the whole country stands with the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
Ministry of Home Affairs
DRI busts Areca Nuts Smuggling Syndicate
DRI has seized 81.85 MTs of Areca nuts which were being attempted to be smuggled by declaring as PP Granules and PE Agglomeration. The key conspirator has been arrested under the Customs Act.
Specific intelligence received indicated that unscrupulous importers were indulging in illicit smuggling of Areca Nuts by resorting to misdeclaration in the description of goods. Intelligence further indicated that the goods had arrived at Mundra Port in containers from Jebel Ali, Port in UAE and were destined for units in KASEZ, Gandhidham.
Acting on the said intelligence, three imported consignments declared as ‘P.P. Granules” and “PE Agglomeration” were examined by the officers of DRI, Ahmedabad Zonal Unit. Upon examination, 81.85 MTs of ‘Areca Nuts’ having a tariff value of Rs. 7.1 Crore, found misdeclared in the said containers were seized by DRI. One person has been arrested and further investigation in under progress.
Import of Areca Nut attracts high tariff value and duty structure as high as 110%, in order to protect domestic industry. In order to avoid the same, unscrupulous importers have taken SEZ route to import Areca Nuts by mis-declaring the same. Domestic Sale of Areca Nuts from SEZs is also not allowed under the Foreign Trade Policy. DRI has unravelled this modus operandi and busted the nexus of the syndicate illicitly smuggling ‘Areca Nuts’ which has increased in recent times.
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PM shares citizen’s response to development in hilly states
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared a citizen’s response to the development in the hilly states of India highlighting the Prime Minister’s resolve. The Prime Minister remarked that the hilly states have the potential to become shining beacons of development.
Quoting a tweet by a citizen, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“I’ve always believed - पहाड़ की जवानी और पहाड़ का पानी पहाड़ों के काम आना चाहिए।
Our hill states have the potential to become shining beacons of development.”
Prime Minister's Office
Jammu and Kashmir is beautiful, and even more so during the Tulip season: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi said that Jammu and Kashmir is beautiful, and even more so during the Tulip season.
In reply to the tweet threads by Srinagar District Administration about blooming of Tulip garden located in the foothills of Zabarwan Range, adjacent to Dal Lake in Srinagar, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“Jammu and Kashmir is beautiful, and even more so during the Tulip season.”